Trump campaign rips NY prosecutors over gag order bid

Former President Donald Trump's campaign is livid over a bid by New York prosecutors to secure a gag order against him in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecution.

Bragg charged Trump in March of 2023 over a 2016 payment his then-attorney, Michael Cohen, made to Stormy Daniels. Trump denies wrongdoing and insists the case is part of a political witch hunt. The trial is set for March 25. 

The prosecutors contended that the gag order is necessary in light of Trump's "long history of making public and inflammatory remarks about the participants in various judicial proceedings against him, including jurors, witnesses, lawyers, and court staff."

But the Trump campaign, insists the request is just a bid to limit Trump's free speech in the face of a political prosecution.

"Today, the 2-tiered system of justice implemented against President Trump is on full display, with the request by another Deranged Democrat prosecutor seeking a restrictive gag order," campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said, according to The Hill. [I]f granted, would impose an unconstitutional infringement on President Trump’s First Amendment rights, including his ability to defend himself, and the rights of all Americans to hear from President Trump."

"This case, like the others, is a sham orchestrated by partisan Democrats desperately attempting to prevent the reelection of President Trump and distract from the decrepit presidency of Crooked Joe Biden," he also said.

Trump has faced comparable gag orders in recent cases, including special counsel Jack Smith's election case in Washington, D.C., and a New York civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.